#EAD175#EAD175
#EAD175 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.644; OKLCH L 86.3% C 0.116 H 94.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAD175 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 209, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 74%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 50%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 50%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.16, -2.95, 48.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.16, 48.55, 93.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.25% -0.0092 0.1155) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.25% 0.116 94.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.9450, 64.3802, 26.0952) |
| Luminance | 0.6438 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.05
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.15
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.22
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.02
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.41
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAD175 #758EEA
analogous
#EA9775 #EAD175 #C9EA75
triadic
#EAD175 #75EAD1 #D175EA
tetradic
#EAD175 #75EA97 #758EEA #EA75C9
square
#EAD175 #75EA97 #758EEA #EA75C9
split-complementary
#EAD175 #75C9EA #9775EA
monochromatic
#C6A21E #E2BF40 #EAD175 #F2E3AA #FAF4DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#EAD175 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.88
#EAD175 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAD175
13.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAD175 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAD175 | 1.00 | 1.51 | 13.88 | 13.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E2CD6D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D579
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAC5BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ead175; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 209, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.3% 0.116 94.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3de9f',
500: '#ead175',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ead175; $custom-light: #f3de9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ead175",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 209,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.179,
"s": 73.585,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86251,
"c": 0.11582,
"h": 94.6
},
"luminance": 0.64378
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAD175
secondary
#415DC2
accent
#3AD610
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150F
muted
#858480